**Presentations:**
Creation of a gamefish occurrence dataset from public-focused informational newsletters, NEAFWA Conference Poster, April 15, 2019, Groton, CT. https://marxiv.org/85tf4
SCSU Research Tapas event (5 minute presentations on current research), Nov. 2018, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT. ![Creating an Ecological Dataset from News and Government Reports (slide)][1]
Data sources:
- CT DEEP Reports–2006,2008-present (currentproject)
- Hartford Courant–1994-2011
- NYTimes–1965-1994(?)
- LIS data back to the 1990s for water temp & hypoxia
- Geo-coordinate data from placenames
Data collection (as of Nov. 2017):
- DEEP 2006 reports = 1200+ data points (individual sightings)
- DEEP 2008 reports = 1300+ data points
- DEEP Trophy fish awards (2009-2016) = 900+ data points
**Articles:**
Library-related article (submitted):
"*Creatures in the Stacks: Historical Ecology and Library Archives*"
What's lurking in your collections? No, not bookworms or bedbugs, or any of the various wildlife that wanders into libraries on occasion. I'm talking about the ecological data lurking in our historical collections of local papers, government documents, and photographs.
Pre-print/draft: https://mfr.osf.io/render?url=https://osf.io/prv6h/?action=download%26mode=render
Potential biology-related articles:
1. Methodological article on compiling and coding data from historical documents
2. Results of thesis project: trends and/or anomalies
[1]: https://mfr.osf.io/export?url=https://osf.io/erm8d/?action=download&mode=render&direct&public_file=False&initialWidth=684&childId=mfrIframe&parentTitle=OSF%20%7C%20TAPAS%20slide.jpg&parentUrl=https://osf.io/erm8d/&format=2400x2400.jpeg
